Radico Khaitan Ltd. (RKL), formerly Rampur Distillery & Chemical Company Ltd., is an Indian company that manufactures

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Indian Made Foreign Liquor Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) is the official term used by governments, businesses and media in India to refer to all types of liquor manufactured in the country other than indigenous alcoholic beverages such as feni, toddy, arrack and others ...

(IMFL), country liquor and

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s. It is the fourth largest Indian liquor company. Radico brands are sold in more than 85 countries, including USA, Canada, South America, Africa, Europe, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.

History

Radico Khaitan Ltd. was established as Rampur Distillery & Chemical Company Ltd. in 1943 at

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. The

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in Rampur initially produced extra neutral alcohol (ENA) and supplied bulk alcohol for several liquor companies such as

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and the

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. It had a turnover of 6.5 million in 1979. It was only in 1999 that the company commenced production of its own brands. Lalit Khaitan's father, G. N. Khaitan, bought out the loss-making Rampur Distillery from Vishnu Hari Dalmia for 1.6 million in 1972. According to Lalit Khaitan, his father was a

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throughout his life, and even Khaitan himself had never tasted alcohol until his father bought the distillery. G. N. Khaitan divided the family business (which included construction, real estate, liquor industries and others) among his 4 sons in 1995, and Lalit Khaitan inherited the relatively small liquor division. Prior to that the distillery was run by Lalit's cousin and others. In 1991, Radico set up a malt spirit plant with an installed capacity of 460 KL per annum; a

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extraction plant with an installed capacity of 300 tpd based on

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seeds & 350 tpd based on rapeseed oil cake at

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and a

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and secondary treatment plant. The company also modernized the distillery unit by installing new copper distillation plant and a fully automatic bottling line. It also balanced its Single Superphosphate (SSP) plant by putting equipment like a

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and a scrubbing system. The entire modernisation-cum-expansion programme cost the company 365 million. The company undertook a major expansion of its solvent extraction plant to increase the capacity from 300 tpd to 600 tpd in 1994, and launched Contessa Rum, Contessa Whisky and a few other products in CMI markets in 1995. Contessa Rum is mainly sold to the Canteen Stores Department (CSD). Radico entered into a joint venture with Whyte & Mackay Group plc. in the same year, and launched

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brands 15 YO, Findlater and WMSR in India. While planning to launch a new brand in 1996, Khaitan and his son Abhishek, who had joined the company recently, found that more Scotch was consumed in India than was bottled in Scotland, and there was no Scotch

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brand available in India in the lower price range at that time. The Khaitans intended to launch a brand to target that segment, but had low finances, which was compounded by the entry of MNCs into the Indian liquor industry. The first Radico Khaitan IMFL brand was 8 PM whisky, launched in 1999, and currently Radico's flagship brand. According to Abhishek Khaitan, the name was chosen as the company felt that "8 was the simplest thing to depict", and also because "people usually start drinking at 8 pm." in India. The TV advert for the whisky was in

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, and depicted opposing soldiers bonding over 8 PM whisky at an international border. Radico announced in May 1999 that it had submitted a proposal to set up a distillery in Kyrgyzstan, which had been and it had been accepted by Kyrgyzstan government. RKL created an international division, called Radico International, in 2003. Radico International introduced brands such as

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and wines from E&J Gallo in the Indian market. On 14 January 2003, RKL president (finance) RK Mehrotra announced that the company was planning to set up a bottling facility in Mauritius for their 8PM brand through a tie-up with a local company. In July 2003, Radico announced the installation of an ENA deluxe plant at its Rampur Distillery at a cost of 200 million. The company would use some of the ENA for its own IMFL brands, while the rest is sold in India and exported to liquor majors in

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and the

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(CIS) . Radico purchased

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's 51% stake in Whytehall India for over 300 million in 2004, gaining control of the Whytehall brand. In a press release on 7 April 2004, Radico announced that it had acquired Anab-e-Shahi, a bottling plant in

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. This was the company's first acquisition in

South India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territo ...

. Radico entered the

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market in November 2005, with the launch of the grain-based Magic Moments vodka. Although Magic Moments was not an instant success like 8 PM, it earns Radico more revenue than 8 PM. In 2005, the company set up a grain-based distillery plant in Uttar Pradesh at a cost of 850 million. In May 2006, Radico announced that it had entered into two overseas joint ventures in the United Kingdom and

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, becoming the first Indian liquor company to have overseas production lines. The joint ventures are intended to help Radico launch its brands in the UK and African markets. Radico handles sales, marketing and distribution functions, while manufacturing is outsourced to the local partner. The whiskies Radico sells outside India are grain-based, while its whiskies in India are made from molasses. In August 2006,

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and Radico Khaitan announced a 50:50 JV called Diaego Radico Distilleries Pvt Ltd in the Indian spirits market, with the latter handling distribution and manufacturing base and former providing marketing. The move marked Diageo's return to the IMFL market, which it had previously exited in 2001. Diageo Radico launched Masterstroke Deluxe Whisky in the premium segment in March 2007. However, the joint venture did not launch any new brands following that. Diageo instead developed its own marketing and distribution machinery to strengthen its presence in India. In 2011, Diageo announced its intention to buy half of Radico's stake in the JV. In October 2007, Radico entered into a tripartite joint venture with NV Distillers and Ridhi Sidhi Pvt Ltd to set up a greenfield distillery in Aurangabad, Maharashtra with a combined investment of 1.60 billion. Radico would have a 36% stake in Radico NV Distilleries Maharashtra Ltd, which would manufacture ENA, IMFL and

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, and also have a bottling facility. The distillery is Radico's second, after the Rampur Distillery Morpheus

brandy Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif. Some brandies are aged in wooden casks. Others are coloured with ...

was launched in May 2009. Its largest markets are Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka. The company named the brandy after

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, the Greek god of dreams, in order to "convey a sense of softness with a European touch". Radico launched Carlo Rossi wine in

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in April 2009, through its joint venture with E&J Gallo, which owns the brand. Radico had already been selling other E&J Gallo brands such as André, Wine Cellars, Sonoma County and Turning Leaf in India. Radico announced on 7 April 2011 that it had entered into an agreement with Japanese firm

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Liquors Ltd to market and distribute the latter's Yamazaki single malt and Hibiki blended whiskies in India. Radico launched After Dark, a 100% grain-based whisky manufactured at its Rampur distillery, in September 2011.

PET Division

Radico Khaitan's PET division, started in 2003, produces a wide range of

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bottles and jars for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, home & personal care, edible oil and confectionery industries. It utilizes single stage machines of Nissei ASB Machine Co. Ltd., Japan to meet in-house needs, but eventually began supplying PET bottles even to competitors. The PET division operates as an independent profit group. The company has a 750 ml kidney shape PET bottle manufacturing plant in

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

. The unit started with a production rate of 08.5 million bottles annually in October 2004, and currently produces 600 million PET bottles that cater to Radico's own captive consumption of 300 million bottles annually, while the sold to outside clients in liquor, pharmaceuticals and

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. Companies it supplies include Keo Karpin Hair Oil, BL Agro Ltd., Khandelwal Oils Ltd, Perfetti,

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, Allied Blenders & Bottlers Ltd, Jagatjit Industries, John Distilleries, Khoday’s,

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and NICOL.

IMFL brands

Radico Khaitan manufactures

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rum Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels. Rum is produced in nearly every sugar-producing region of the world, such as the Phili ...

and

gin Gin () is a distilled alcoholic drink that derives its flavour from juniper berries (''Juniperus communis''). Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe, particularly in southern Italy, Flanders and the Ne ...

. ;Whisky *RAMPUR Indian Single Malt *8PM *8PM Honey *8PM Fire *Radico-Gold-Whisky *Crown whisky * After Dark *Royal Whytehall *Whytehall Honey Whisky ;Rum *8 PM Bermuda *Contessa Dark Rum *Contessa White Rum *Contessa Cola Rum *Contessa Double Chocolate Rum *Contessa Coffee Rum *Black Cat Rum *Afri Bull Cafe Rum *Afri Bull Power Rum ;Vodka *Magic Moments Vodka *Magic Moments Remix Vodka *Magic Moments verve vodka *Magic moments verve Flavored Vodka ;Brandy *8 PM Excellency Brandy *Morpheus *Morpheus Blue *Old Admiral *Florence ;Gin *JAISALMER Indian Craft Gin

Distilleries and units

Rampur Distillery

Rampur Distillery, located in

, is Radico Khaitan's first and largest distillery, with a production capacity of 125 million litres per annum. It manufactures high grade ENA from molasses and grain with a production capacity of 75 Million litres of molasses ENA, 30 million litres of grain neutral spirit and 460 thousands litres of malt whisky annually. Rampur Distillery also manufactures country liquor and IMFL, of which some IMFL meets the domestic requirement and the rest is exported. The unit is self-sufficient in meeting its fuel and power requirements by utilizing its effluent for generating the biogas which, in turn, is utilized for generating the steam and power for its captive requirement. The distillery complies with the zero discharge concept set up by the

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(CPCB). Primary treatment of the

effluent Effluent is wastewater from sewers or industrial outfalls that flows directly into surface waters either untreated or after being treated at a facility. The term has slightly different meanings in certain contexts, and may contain various pollut ...

yields biogas, which is used as fuel in a Cogen boiler to generate

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and then power through a

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. The backpressure steam is used again in the distillation plant to produce ENA and

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. The treated effluent is not discharged outside, in keeping with pollution control norms, and is in turn mixed and cured with organic mass like press mud of

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s and suitable organic manures to manufacture bio manure or bio compost, a bio fertilizer used in growing crops like

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. The cogeneration plant of the Rampur Distillery consists of 26 MT capacity of a stand-alone, biogas fired

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, a 2 MW turbine generator, a 30 MT capacity biogas and

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based boiler, and 2.5 MW in tandem to make the unit self-reliant in meeting power requirements for normal operation.

Company owned units

Radico Khaitan owns 5 units in India. Their locations are listed below: * Rampur Distillery (Rampur, Uttar Pradesh) * Thimmapur,

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, Maharashtra *

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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

Bajpur Bazpur, or Bajpur, is a city and a municipality in Udham Singh Nagar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Bazpur is well connected with the industrial city of Rudrapur and the historical city of Kashipur. Bazpur is nearest city to Nai ...

Associate units

Radico Khaitan has affiliations with several bottling units across India. They are listed below, with their locations in brackets. ;North *NV Distilleries Ltd. (

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

) *Himalayan Gold Beverages (P) Ltd. (

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) *Oakland Bottlers Pvt. Ltd. (

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) *New India Distillers (

) *Rajasthan Liquors (P) Ltd. (

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) *NV Distilleries & Breweries Pvt. Ltd. (

) ;East *United Brothers Distilleries Pvt. Ltd. (

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

) *Seven Sister Trade & Distilleries Pvt. Limited (

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

) *Goodhost Liquors Pvt. Ltd. (

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

) *Gemini Distilleries Pvt. Ltd. (

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

) *Bacchus Bottling Pvt. Ltd. (

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) *Diamond Bottling Plant company (

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) ;

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*KALS Distilleries Carnataka pvt.ltd(

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) *Kamal Wineries (

) *Gowthami Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd (

) *GSB & Company (

) *Sri Venkateshwara Distilleries (

) *Nethravathi Distilleries Pvt. Ltd. (

) *Polsons Distillery (

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

) *United Distilleries (

) *Ravikumar Distilleries Limited (

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) *Southern Agrifurane Industries Ltd. (

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

) *SNJ Distillers Private Limited (

) *Midas Golden Distilleries (Pvt) Ltd (

) *Empee Distilleries Ltd. (

) ;West *Bhatia Wines Merchants Pvt Ltd (

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

) *Welcome Distilleries Pvt. Ltd. (

) *Gwalior Distillers Ltd. (

) *Radico NV Distilleries Maharashtra Ltd. (

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)

References

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